Meet Heather Gomez, New Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program

Heather Gomez is one of the newest Tribal Liaisons to join the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program. With a passion for business and helping others, Heather Gomez’s entrepreneurial prowess […]
UNMRI Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Gains Momentum with Santa Clara Pueblo Small Business Startup Day

On October 5, the UNM Rainforest Innovations Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program hosted the first, of what is hoped to be many, Entrepreneur and Community Engagement events. The event was co-hosted […]
NM Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Success Story – What Happens When Entrepreneurial Training, Mentoring, Coaching and Naprapathic Medicine Meet?

UNM Rainforest Innovations first interacted with Dr. Denise Gabaldon-Thronas in September 2022. Denise was attending the annual American Indian Business Enterprise Conference hosted by Arrowhead Center. Denise, a Doctor of […]
N.M. Economic Development Partners with UNM Rainforest Innovations to Empower Underserved Entrepreneurs

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office (JEDI Office) and the UNM Rainforest Innovations New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program (NMTEEP) have formalized […]
Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Success Story – Opening a Storefront on Indian Country

Winston Paul is a clothing and accessory company based on the Navajo Nation Reservation and owned by a Diné woman, Calandra Etsitty. The business was named after Calandra’s younger brother, […]
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building with UNM-Taos HIVE – EDA University Center Success Story

After serving for years as a Walmart Executive, Rose Reza decided to move back to her hometown of Taos, New Mexico to be closer to family. In 2019, Rose was […]
2023 Golden Chile Awards Announces Bidii Baby Foods and the San Juan Food Hub as Golden Chile Winners

The New Mexico Grown Coalition recently announced the winners of the 2023 Golden Chile Awards which celebrates and commends statewide efforts aimed at promoting good nutrition and supporting New Mexico’s […]
Navigating Pathways – Journeying through the NM Rainforest Entrepreneur Ecosystem as Tribal Entrepreneurs

In 2018, Kyle-Lynn Martinez of Taos Pueblo and San Felipe Pueblo and Travis Snyder of Wind River Shoshoni and Zuni Pueblo founded Morningstar Flower Native Arts. The couple named their […]
Zachariah Ben’s traditional farming methods featured in the Guardian

Zachariah Ben was featured in an article by the Guardian on his traditional farming methods and baby food company Bidii Baby Foods. Zachariah serves as a Tribal Liaison for UNM […]
Meet Angelo McHorse, Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program

Angelo McHorse is a tribal liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program. The liaisons are essential to the program; they connect with established and aspiring entrepreneurs within tribal […]